Syracuse ACC Tournament Seeding, Opponent Scenarios

Syracuse will wait until Saturday night to find out who they face in the ACC Tournament.

Mike McAllister | Mar 3, 2021

Syracuse ACC Tournament Seeding, Opponent Scenarios /

Syracuse picked up a critical 64-54 win over Clemson Wednesday night, keeping NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Next up for the Orange is the ACC Tournament. Who Syracuse plays, however, is still up in the air.

Here is the outlook and opponent scenarios:

SYRACUSE'S ACC TOURNAMENT SEED

Syracuse will only be the seven or the eight seed in the ACC Tournament.

HOW SU IS THE 7-SEED: There is one scenario where Syracuse becomes the 7-seed. If Pittsburgh beats Clemson AND Duke beats North Carolina. In that case, Syracuse, Clemson and North Carolina would all be 9-7 in conference. A three team conference is created where their records against each other determines seeding. Clemson is 2-1 against North Carolina and Syracuse this season. Syracuse is 2-2. North Carolina is 1-2. Clemson would be the six, Syracuse the seven and UNC the eight.

HOW SU IS THE 8-SEED: Clemson beats Pittsburgh OR North Carolina beats Duke. That would put Syracuse as the eight seed.

SYRACUSE'S OPPONENT

Syracuse will play either Duke, NC State or Miami in its first ACC Tournament game. Here are the options.

If Syracuse is a 7-seed: If Syracuse is a seven seed where both Clemson and North Carolina lose, the 10 seed would be NC State. Syracuse would play the winner of NC State vs Miami in the first round.

If Syracuse is an 8-seed: If Syracuse is the eight seed, the opponent is dependent on the result of the Duke vs North Carolina game. If Duke wins, Syracuse plays the Blue Devils. If the Tar Heels win, Syracuse plans NC State.

WHEN DOES SYRACUSE PLAY?

If Syracuse is a 7-seed: Wednesday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m.

If Syracuse is an 8-seed: Wednesday, March 10th at 12:00 p.m.

Published Mar 3, 2021

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.